Chapter 128
Chapter 24 Achievements (4)
It was like being covered in cold water.
I closed my eyes and clenched my teeth.
“sh*t.”
The purification that had stopped at some point started to run again, but the chaos level was already over 60%.
It was a higher number than when I took the promotion test, and it was an area I had never experienced before.
Violence, impulses, and the desire to kill were not as intense as I thought.
However, the feeling of longing for magical power was vivid.
It seemed that he had become a beast that could only think of that one thing.
The feeling that my ego has been eaten by the instinct to covet magical power.
Sensing a sense of danger, I immediately threw down the spear and squatted down.
Then, with her head wrapped around her head, she immersed herself in purification.
It was more like an action that came out of my instinct not to want to lose myself.
“Whoop, whoop.”
After that, I focused on purifying the contaminated magic for a while.
So, step by step, the Chaos level began to decrease.
When I entered the 50% range, I was able to think again.
Of course, I got angry at times.
I wonder why this high school student is new every time.
It seemed that the resentment and hostility towards the system buried deep in his heart grew rapidly after eating the contaminated magic power.
But I’d rather see such violent urges seething.
This is because at least I don’t feel a sense of incongruity like I’m gone.
Of course, it was not a safe situation.
‘7 minutes left.’
You must purify as much as you can before that timer runs out.
Otherwise, the chaos level will rise again.
“Hey, hey, Kay?”
“brother? are you okay… … ?”
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Just in time, the divine barrier disappeared and Yang Tae-ho and Kim Yul came out cautiously.
However, I urgently needed purification, so I glared at the two with sharp eyes and waved my hands violently.
Perhaps understanding the meaning of the action, the two stopped on the spot.
It didn’t stop there, and even actively blocked the access of other players.
Thanks to this, I was able to cling to purification without being disturbed by anyone.
“Whoa.”
By the time the time remaining on the timer dropped to the 2-minute mark, my chaos level had dropped to 20%.
It’s scary to whip me that I have to clean up faster without being satisfied there.
There was a blue dot on the map approaching at breakneck speed.
“What is this… … .”
The one who appeared on the charred ground was Shamel.
My chaos level is in the mid 20s when I make eye contact with her.
It was more rational than a moment ago, but it was hard to see it as normal.
Would you say it’s a bit nerve-wracking? I also felt lower than usual.
In the end, the greeting he gave to Shamel didn’t go well.
“You are a step late. The general level has already been taken.”
“What… … ?”
“Why do you look like that?”
The words he pulled out with a spear slung over his shoulder while stepping on the corpse of a general level were close to arrogance.
“What are you going to nag again today?”
Shamel, who had a crumpled expression on his face, started pointing at me.
And then he even shoots at them with his distinctive high-pitched voice.
“You idiot with no hair! Conceited that you caught a general-level… … .”
However, I, who was dissatisfied with her old-fashioned temperament, interrupted and argued.
“I’m saying this because I really put up with it and couldn’t stand it anymore, but recognizing what people do well… … .”
“Ha ha ha ha! Ahhh, everything, the moonlight is so pretty!”
“Bae, Count Niim, are you here? I was really, really scared of Yul!”
Of course, because of Yang Tae-ho, who suddenly interrupted me and started talking nonsense, and Kim Yul, who stood in front of Shamel and started to fawn, it didn’t end properly.
I nervously removed Yang Tae-ho’s hand and glared at him.
“What is it?”
“Don’t bet on it for nothing! Aren’t you crazy about chaos right now?”
However, Yang Tae-ho tried to cover my mouth again and hurriedly whispered.
‘When did I start a fight?’
I just expressed my dissatisfaction with words, but I never thought I’d be treated like a brawler.
I was so dumbfounded that I was afraid to exhale, and the number of blue dots on the map increased.
Fifteen knights arrived after Shamel. Looks like a lifeguard.
‘How did you come so soon?’
For a while, I was able to grasp the general situation thanks to Shamel’s appearance.
‘That old woman was recruited from the 8th Battalion, right?’
Yesterday and today, the church forces were in the process of concentrating forces to recapture Calom Castle in earnest.
In the process, the movement of each unit would have been inevitable.
The 8th Battalion, where Shamel was, must have been on the move.
If the route went through a place not far from the 4th battalion, the current situation would be explained.
It seems that rather than rescue teams sent by each church, volunteers came after hearing the news from the nearby barracks.
‘Even if I put up a barrier and endured, it wouldn’t have been dangerous.’
Of course, if that was the case, I wouldn’t be able to monopolize so much mana.
‘Even if the magic that was blown up by authority disappears, there will be no problem with the gold plate.’
I let out a languid breath and raised my hand to massage my neck.
It was a habit that came out after hunting.
As always, the moment my hand touched my neck.
As if waiting for that, a system message started popping up.
“The rescue team arrives.”
“All escort targets are safe!”
“congratulations! MISSION – Sub Scenario: Escort is successful!」
“You made a great contribution to the success of the mission!”
「As a success reward, 4800 contribution to the main scenario is paid.」
It was an official declaration that the raid, which began at night, had ended safely.
But it wasn’t all over.
I looked to the east of the map, in a direction hidden by thick trees.
At about the same time, the timer drops to zero.
‘Damn it.’
The level of chaos that had been lowered soared to around 50% again.
The sickening feeling of stepping into a mire from which no matter how hard you try, you can’t get out of it.
It was a really unpleasant experience.
* * *
Toma swallowed dryly and glanced to the side.
His gaze landed on the outskirts of the camp.
It was Kei sitting on a protruding rock, furrowing his forehead.
I wondered what to talk about with the knight who appeared with the knights right after the battle.
A few minutes ago, it backed off to one side like that and didn’t move.
‘What can I do? Why don’t you go now?’
Toma gave up the war mission and joined the escort mission in order to mix a word with Kay.
However, because of the movement that continued throughout the day, there was no opportunity to talk.
To make matters worse, they were even attacked at night.
Fortunately, it ended well with no deaths or injuries.
It was still difficult to talk to Kay.
‘It looks like you’re purifying, aren’t you interrupting me for no reason? that can’t be… … .’
Obviously, the level of chaos would have soared by killing 5-star evolutionary species in droves.
It must be difficult in many ways, but it is something that cannot be hindered.
Toma trembled and stood still, pondering over and over again.
‘What should I do?’
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Jumping into this game, I imagined a day like today many times.
I don’t know what to do when I have Kei in front of me.
‘I really want to say thank you, but in the meantime, I also stamped my face… … .’
So far, Kei has posted a total of 8 guide posts.
Thanks to the information contained in it, Toma was able to grow steadily while avoiding a major crisis.
Kay contributed more than half of what he is now.
Regarding that, I wanted to say thank you if I met Kei someday.
I also had the desire to get to know each other and get to know each other.
but… … .
“Are you going to keep looking at me like this?”
When Toma didn’t want to move at all, a party member nearby urged him.
“Can we just go? I’m just going to say hello, but what’s so difficult… … .”
“it’s crazy? What if you’re purifying?”
When Toma fired a quick shot, the party members shook their heads excitedly.
“Anyway, if it’s only about Kei… … .”
He muttered as if he was fed up with it, but Toma couldn’t hear him.
He was peeking at Kei again before he knew it, and he was checking his eyes.
There was a reason why Thomas was so cautious.
‘Honestly, it’s a bit scary.’
It’s already a well-known fact that Kei’s personality is quite belligerent.
Approaching with a high Chaos level would not be a very good option.
After looking at Kei with my own two eyes for the whole day, that conviction was further strengthened.
‘He must have laughed.’
Thomas was standing right in front of the sacred tabernacle.
Thanks to that, I watched Kei from a fairly close distance while fighting the 7-star evolutionary species.
His expression, which seemed to be stained with joy, was still vivid in his cool smile.
What kind of thoughts can you live on to laugh at the moment of desperation when you might die?
In Toma’s eyes, Kei was unrealistic, and the sense of distance was quite large.
On top of that, he had an overwhelming force that was hard for Toma to imagine.
‘I couldn’t even see the tip of the spear.’
It looks like a snake running amok, and it looks like its arms are stretching.
Watching Kay wield the spear, there was a feeling of pressure that would automatically make you hesitate.
Should I say I have the feeling that I will never be able to close the distance and will be pierced by his spear?
From Toma’s point of view, Kei’s power was a difficult level to overstep.
Such a person even has a wide-area skill that can wipe out 5-star evolutionary species.
This was more overwhelming than any player Toma had ever seen.
‘He is not an ordinary person.’
Even if you put it in your pocket, you will continue to stand out like an awl sticking out.
Kay was still at the peak that other players couldn’t surpass.
‘The influence will gradually grow.’
If I couldn’t make friends, I wanted to at least be able to keep in touch.
Toma somehow took this opportunity to break up with Kei.
“How long are you going to wander around!”
At that time, a middle-aged woman who had arrived with the knights shouted in the direction of Kay.
“If you’re going to scout, hurry up!”
Kei let out a deep sigh at the ensuing urge and stood up from his seat while washing his face.
There was someone who approached Kay as if he had been waiting for that.
“Brother, eat this. Eating sweets makes me feel better.”
It was Kay’s party member with blonde hair.
Thomas carefully observed Kay’s reaction.
He still frowned, but he didn’t kick out his party members.
Until you bite the lollipop he gave you.
It is clear that the chaos level is lower than before. Finally, an opportunity arose.
‘I saved my life thanks to Kay, so let’s say thanks first.’
Without him, the escort might have been wiped out by the seven-star evolutionary species.
No, he wouldn’t have been where he is now in the first place.
“Whoa.”
Taking a long breath, Toma put his words together and took a step in the direction of Kei.
However, as soon as he took one step away, he met eyes with a blonde-haired member of Kay’s party.
Right after that, her blond hair turned in a strange direction, as if to hide Toma from Kay’s view.
‘What… … .’
Toma, who flinched at the ambiguous and strange location selection, stopped in place.
In the meantime, the blond hair that was blocking Kay’s view asked Kay, chinning in the direction where the children were.
“Are you going back together like this? I did clear the mission.”
Toma didn’t know what to do, so he decided to listen to the conversation between the two.
“Since the rescue team came, they’re going to treat it as clear. It’s harder to let the kids die now that the knights have joined.”
That was right. Even if there were dozens of players gathered together, it was not enough to escort them with 10 knights.
‘I wonder if it’s simply catching and killing monsters.’
This is because protecting someone is different from destructive hunting.
“Then what do we do?”
“What the heck.”
Kay massaged the nape of her neck and answered the blonde’s question.
“I’ll take the kids and go to the rear.”
Then I would join the 8th Battalion.
“I already finished talking to Shamel. There is a place to stop before that, so wait.”
Kei, who added briefly, turned around and said.
The blonde hair followed behind Kei.
Toma also intended to follow the two of them.
Because I wanted to make friends with Kei somehow.
“I… … .”
The moment I was about to talk to Kei with a big heart.
“Where to stop? where?”
Once again, the blonde hair caught between Kay and him glanced back.
Thomas’ eyebrows twitched.
It became clear that the same thing had happened twice.
That blonde is intentionally blocking conversations and exchanges between herself and Kei.
While Toma, who missed the timing because of that, is frozen in an awkward posture.
“I don’t know either.”
“huh?”
“I guess I’ll have to go and find out.”
“Shall we go together?”
“I’m going to go with my brother, so you wait here. You may have something to ask of you.”
“hmm… … All right, let’s go.”
Kay soon left the camp with another party member.
In an instant, without even a chance to open his mouth to call him up.